US20150300411A1 - Sealed rolling bearing - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a sealed rolling bearing including sealing devices which close openings at the respective ends of the bearing space defined between the outer race and the inner race of the bearing.
- a support bearing used for an intermediate shaft through which torque is applied to a constant-velocity joint coupled to a propeller shaft or a drive shaft of a motor vehicle is mounted under the vehicle floor and used under such harsh conditions that small stones and muddy water fly.
- old support bearings of this type were provided with externally mounted seals to prevent entry of foreign matter.
- Such internally mounted seals may comprise two pairs of contact seals, each pair being arranged axially parallel to each other at one end of the bearing space, thereby sealing the bearing space, as disclosed in the below-identified Patent documents 1 and 2.
- Other internally mounted seals comprise sealing devices each including a sealing member having a radial lip and an axial lip which are in sliding contact with a cylindrical portion and an annular portion of a slinger, respectively, thereby sealing the bearing space such that no foreign matter can enter the bearing space, as disclosed in the below-identified Patent document 3.
- the sealed rolling bearing disclosed in either of Patent documents 1 and 2 is large in width and difficult to assemble, because this bearing includes a total of four contact seals, with two of them on each side of the bearing, and these four contact seals have to be mounted in position by press fitting. It is therefore desired to provide a bearing which is smaller in size and weight and is easier to assemble.
- the sealed rolling bearing including the sealing devices disclosed in Patent document 3 has a problem in that due to an axial play of the bearing that allow axial relative movement of the bearing parts, as well as misalignment during assembling, it is impossible to mount the axial lips with required interference, which makes it difficult to ensure sealability of the sealing devices.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a sealed rolling bearing which is high in resistance to muddy water and narrow in width.
- the present invention provides a sealed rolling bearing comprising an outer race, an inner race, rolling elements through which the outer race and the inner race are supported so as to be rotatable relative to each other, wherein the outer race and the inner race define therebetween a bearing space having two open ends, and sealing devices each sealing one of the two open ends of the bearing space, wherein each of the sealing devices comprises a sealing member mounted on the radially inner surface of the outer race at one end of the outer race, and a slinger mounted on the radially outer surface of the inner race at one end of the inner race, wherein for each of the sealing devices: the sealing member comprises a cylindrical portion press-fitted on the radially inner surface of the outer race at the one end of the outer race, and an annular portion inwardly extending from the inner end of the cylindrical portion, and formed with only a first radial lip and a second radial lip which extend axially outwardly from the inner peripheral portion of the annular portion; the slinger comprises a cylindrical portion press
- the sealing device Since the first and second radial lips provided on the sealing member of each sealing device are in elastic contact with the cylindrical seal slide-contact surface formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of the slinger, the sealing device provides a double seal, and thus can effectively prevent entry of foreign matter such as muddy water. Also, this bearing is narrower in width than the bearing with two seal members arranged axially parallel to each other on each side of the bearing space to seal the bearing space.
- the annular portion of the slinger With an inwardly bent portion, and a disk portion extending from the outer periphery of the inwardly bent portion, substantially parallel to the annular portion of the sealing member, thereby defining a labyrinth gap between the disk portion and the annular portion of the sealing member, it is possible to prevent entry of foreign matter between the opposed portions of the slinger and the seal member. Even if foreign matter should enter between the opposed portions, such foreign matter can be discharged radially outwardly under the centrifugal force generated when the slinger rotates. Thus, this arrangement prevents foreign matter from sticking to or being deposited on the seal slide-contact surface, thus deteriorating sealability.
- the rotating outwardly bent portion can throws off flying foreign matter such as muddy water.
- the minute gap as a labyrinth, further effectively prevents entry of foreign matter into the interior of the sealing device.
- the slinger is preferably formed of a stainless steel plate or a molten zinc-plated steel plate.
- Each of the first radial lip and the second radial lip is preferably made of a synthetic rubber that is high in wear resistance, such as nitrile rubber, acrylic rubber and fluororubber.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a sealed rolling bearing embodying the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of FIG. 1 .
- the ball groove 2 of the outer race 1 and the ball groove 4 of the inner race 3 have radii of curvature larger than the radii of the balls 5 such that axial gaps 7 form between each ball 5 and the respective ball grooves 2 and 4 .
- the axial gaps 7 allow relative axial movement between the outer race 1 and the inner race 3 by a distance 5 , which is usually less than 0.3 mm if the bearing is a support bearing supporting an intermediate shaft.
- a sealing device 10 is mounted in each of the opposite ends of the bearing space 8 defined between the outer race 1 and the inner race 3 .
- the sealing devices 10 hermetically close the respective open ends of the bearing space 8 , thereby preventing leakage of a lubricant, such as grease, sealed in the bearing space 8 , and also preventing entry of foreign matter such as muddy water, into the bearing space 8 .
- the sealing devices 10 each comprise a sealing member 11 and a slinger 21 .
- the seal body 15 is formed of a synthetic rubber, and includes a cylindrical portion 16 covering the inner peripheral surface and the end surface of the cylindrical portion 13 of the metal core 12 , and an annular portion 17 covering the outer side surface of the annular portion 14 of the metal core 12 .
- the annular portion 17 is formed on its inner peripheral portion with only two radial lips, namely, axially extending first and second radial lips 18 and 19 which are axially spaced apart from each other.
- the synthetic rubber forming the seal body 15 is a wear-resistant and heat-resistant rubber such as nitrile rubber, acrylic rubber or fluororubber.
- the cylindrical portion 13 of the metal core 12 and the cylindrical portion 16 of the seal body 15 form a cylindrical portion 11 a of the sealing member 11
- the annular portion 14 of the metal core 12 and the annular portion 17 of the seal body 15 form an annular portion lib of the sealing member 11 .
- the slinger 21 of each sealing device 10 is formed by pressing a metal sheet, and includes a cylindrical portion 22 press-fitted on the radially outer surface of the inner race 3 at one end thereof, and an annular portion 23 extending outwardly from the outer end of the cylindrical portion 22 .
- the cylindrical portion 22 has an outer periphery as a seal slide-contact surface 24 with which the first and second radial lips 18 and 19 of the sealing member are in elastic contact.
- the metal sheet forming the slinger 21 of the embodiment is a stainless steel, but the slinger of the present invention may be made of any other wear-resistant metal sheet such as a molten zinc-plated steel sheet.
- an axial gap 25 is defined between the inner side surface of annular portion 23 of the slinger 21 and the second radial lip 19 of the sealing member 11 .
- the axial gap 25 has a dimension 1 which is larger than the maximum distance by which the outer race 1 and the inner race 3 can move in the axial direction relative to each other, whereby the tip of the second radial lip 19 never abuts inner side surface of the annular portion 23 of the slinger 21 when the sealing member 11 and the slinger 21 moves in the axial direction relative to each other.
- the axial gap 25 is set within the range of 0.3 to 0.5 mm in the embodiment.
- the annular portion 23 of the slinger 21 has an inwardly inclined, inwardly bent portion 23 a formed by axially inwardly bending the part of the annular portion 23 facing the inner peripheral part of the annular portion 14 of the metal core 12 .
- the annular portion 23 of the slinger 21 further includes a disk portion 23 b extending from the outer periphery of the inwardly bent portion 23 a, substantially parallel to the annular portion lib of the sealing member 11 , thus defining a labyrinth gap 26 between the disk portion 23 b and the annular portion 11 b of the sealing member 11 .
- the annular portion 23 of the slinger 21 further includes an outwardly bent portion 23 c formed by axially outwardly bending the part of the annular portion 23 extending from the outer periphery of the disk portion 23 b so as to extend obliquely outward.
- the outer peripheral surface of the outwardly bent portion 23 c has an outer edge e located axially inwardly of the outer end of the cylindrical portion 11 a of the sealing member 11 .
- a minute gap g is defined between the outer peripheral surface of the outwardly bent portion 23 c and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 11 a of the sealing member 11 .
- the annular portion 23 of the slinger 21 is provided with the inwardly bent portion 23 a; the disk portion 23 b extending from the outer periphery of the inwardly bent portion 23 a, substantially parallel to the annular portion lib of the sealing member 11 , thereby defining the labyrinth gap 26 between the disk portion 23 b and the annular portion 11 b; and the outwardly bent portion 23 c formed by axially outwardly bending the part of the annular portion 23 extending from the outer periphery of the disk portion 23 b to define a minute gap g between the outwardly bent portion 23 c and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 11 a of the sealing member 11 , if the bearing is of the inner race rotating type, when the slinger 21 rotates together with the inner race 3 , the rotating outwardly bent portion 23 c throws off flying foreign matter such as muddy water.
- the minute gap g as a labyrinth, further effectively prevents entry of foreign matter into the interior of the
- any muddy water that may drip from the upper portion of the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 11 a at its outer end never falls into the minute gap g. This further reliably prevents entry of muddy water into the sealing device 10 .
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A sealed rolling bearing includes an outer race and an inner race. A cylindrical portion provided at the outer portion of a sealing member is press-fitted into each end of the outer race. A cylindrical portion provided at the inner portion of a slinger is press-fitted onto each end of the inner race. The sealing member has at its inner peripheral portion first and second radial lips which are in elastic contact with the slinger to prevent entry of foreign matter into the bearing space. The slinger has an annular portion including an axially outwardly extending, outwardly bent portion provided at its outer peripheral portion. The outwardly bent portion has an outer periphery located inwardly of the outer end of the cylindrical portion of the sealing member. A small gap is defined between the outwardly bent portion and the inner surface of the cylindrical portion as a labyrinth.
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- This invention relates to a sealed rolling bearing including sealing devices which close openings at the respective ends of the bearing space defined between the outer race and the inner race of the bearing.
- A support bearing used for an intermediate shaft through which torque is applied to a constant-velocity joint coupled to a propeller shaft or a drive shaft of a motor vehicle is mounted under the vehicle floor and used under such harsh conditions that small stones and muddy water fly. Thus, old support bearings of this type were provided with externally mounted seals to prevent entry of foreign matter.
- However, externally mounted seals are less used in today's support bearings of this type for reduced weight, fuel consumption and cost, and internally mounted seals are used instead to prevent entry of foreign matter such as muddy water. Such internally mounted seals may comprise two pairs of contact seals, each pair being arranged axially parallel to each other at one end of the bearing space, thereby sealing the bearing space, as disclosed in the below-identified
Patent documents Patent document 3. -
- Patent document 1: JP Utility Model Publication 2-93571U
- Patent document 2: JP Patent Publication 2011-117608A
- Patent document 3: JP Patent Publication 2006-161860A
- The sealed rolling bearing disclosed in either of
Patent documents - On the other hand, the sealed rolling bearing including the sealing devices disclosed in
Patent document 3 has a problem in that due to an axial play of the bearing that allow axial relative movement of the bearing parts, as well as misalignment during assembling, it is impossible to mount the axial lips with required interference, which makes it difficult to ensure sealability of the sealing devices. - An object of the present invention is to provide a sealed rolling bearing which is high in resistance to muddy water and narrow in width.
- In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a sealed rolling bearing comprising an outer race, an inner race, rolling elements through which the outer race and the inner race are supported so as to be rotatable relative to each other, wherein the outer race and the inner race define therebetween a bearing space having two open ends, and sealing devices each sealing one of the two open ends of the bearing space, wherein each of the sealing devices comprises a sealing member mounted on the radially inner surface of the outer race at one end of the outer race, and a slinger mounted on the radially outer surface of the inner race at one end of the inner race, wherein for each of the sealing devices: the sealing member comprises a cylindrical portion press-fitted on the radially inner surface of the outer race at the one end of the outer race, and an annular portion inwardly extending from the inner end of the cylindrical portion, and formed with only a first radial lip and a second radial lip which extend axially outwardly from the inner peripheral portion of the annular portion; the slinger comprises a cylindrical portion press-fitted on the radially outer surface of the inner race at the one end of the inner race, and an annular portion radially outwardly extending from the outer end of the cylindrical portion of the slinger; and the cylindrical portion of the slinger has an outer periphery formed with a seal slide-contact surface with which the first radial lip and the second radial lip are in elastic contact.
- Since the first and second radial lips provided on the sealing member of each sealing device are in elastic contact with the cylindrical seal slide-contact surface formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of the slinger, the sealing device provides a double seal, and thus can effectively prevent entry of foreign matter such as muddy water. Also, this bearing is narrower in width than the bearing with two seal members arranged axially parallel to each other on each side of the bearing space to seal the bearing space.
- A support bearing for an intermediate shaft through which torque is applied to a constant-velocity joint usually has a bearing axial play (which allows axial movement of the bearing parts) of less than 0.3 mm at the most. Thus, for each of the sealing devices, an axial gap of 0.3 to 0.5 mm is preferably defined between the distal end of the outer one of the first and second radial lips and the inner side surface of the annular portion of the slinger such that even if the seal member and the slinger are moved relative to each other by the distance equal to the above bearing axial play, the outer one of the first and second radial lips never abuts at its distal end the inner side surface of the annular portion of the slinger. This prevents damage to the radial lip.
- For each of the sealing devices, by providing the annular portion of the slinger with an inwardly bent portion, and a disk portion extending from the outer periphery of the inwardly bent portion, substantially parallel to the annular portion of the sealing member, thereby defining a labyrinth gap between the disk portion and the annular portion of the sealing member, it is possible to prevent entry of foreign matter between the opposed portions of the slinger and the seal member. Even if foreign matter should enter between the opposed portions, such foreign matter can be discharged radially outwardly under the centrifugal force generated when the slinger rotates. Thus, this arrangement prevents foreign matter from sticking to or being deposited on the seal slide-contact surface, thus deteriorating sealability.
- For each of the sealing devices, by providing the annular portion of the slinger with an outwardly bent portion formed by axially outwardly bending a part of the annular portion of the slinger extending from the outer periphery of the disk portion such that a minute gap is defined between the outwardly bent portion and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion of the seal member, the rotating outwardly bent portion can throws off flying foreign matter such as muddy water. The minute gap, as a labyrinth, further effectively prevents entry of foreign matter into the interior of the sealing device.
- For each of the sealing devices, by inclining the outwardly bent portion obliquely outwardly, even if foreign matter should enter the interior of the sealing device, it will be thrown radially outwardly under the centrifugal force due to rotation of the slinger, while being guided along the outwardly bent portion, and thus will be effectively discharged from the sealing device.
- By arranging this outwardly bent portion such that its outer periphery is located axially inwardly of the end of the cylindrical portion of the seal member, any muddy water that may drip from the upper portion of the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion at its outer end never falls into the sealing device.
- For improved durability against corrosion, the slinger is preferably formed of a stainless steel plate or a molten zinc-plated steel plate. Each of the first radial lip and the second radial lip is preferably made of a synthetic rubber that is high in wear resistance, such as nitrile rubber, acrylic rubber and fluororubber.
- According to the present invention, for each of the sealing devices, since the first radial lips and the second radial lips of the sealing member are in elastic contact with the cylindrical seal slide-contact surface formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of the slinger, providing a double seal, it is possible to effectively prevent entry of foreign matter such as muddy water, while minimizing the width of the bearing.
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FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a sealed rolling bearing embodying the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a sealing device shown inFIG. 2 . - Now an embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to the drawings. As shown in
FIG. 1 , the rolling bearing of the embodiment includes anouter race 1 formed with aball groove 2 in its radially inner surface, and aninner race 3 mounted inside theouter race 1 and formed with a ball groove 4 formed in the radially outer surface thereof. The rolling bearing further includesballs 5, as rolling elements, mounted between theball groove 2 of theouter race 1 and the ball groove 4 of theinner race 3, and retained by aretainer 6. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , theball groove 2 of theouter race 1 and the ball groove 4 of theinner race 3 have radii of curvature larger than the radii of theballs 5 such thataxial gaps 7 form between eachball 5 and therespective ball grooves 2 and 4. Theaxial gaps 7 allow relative axial movement between theouter race 1 and theinner race 3 by adistance 5, which is usually less than 0.3 mm if the bearing is a support bearing supporting an intermediate shaft. - A
sealing device 10 is mounted in each of the opposite ends of thebearing space 8 defined between theouter race 1 and theinner race 3. Thesealing devices 10 hermetically close the respective open ends of thebearing space 8, thereby preventing leakage of a lubricant, such as grease, sealed in thebearing space 8, and also preventing entry of foreign matter such as muddy water, into thebearing space 8. Thesealing devices 10 each comprise a sealingmember 11 and aslinger 21. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , the sealingmember 11 comprises ametal core 12 and aseal body 15 fixed to themetal core 12. Themetal core 12 is formed by pressing a metal sheet, and includes acylindrical portion 13 press-fitted on the radially inner surface of theouter race 1 at one end thereof, and anannular portion 14 inwardly extending from the inner end of thecylindrical portion 13. Theannular portion 14 has an inwardlyinclined section 14 a formed by axially outwardly bending the radially central portion of theannular portion 14. Theannular portion 14 further includes adisk section 14 b extending radially inwardly from the radially inner edge of theinclined section 14 a. - The
seal body 15 is formed of a synthetic rubber, and includes acylindrical portion 16 covering the inner peripheral surface and the end surface of thecylindrical portion 13 of themetal core 12, and anannular portion 17 covering the outer side surface of theannular portion 14 of themetal core 12. Theannular portion 17 is formed on its inner peripheral portion with only two radial lips, namely, axially extending first and secondradial lips - The synthetic rubber forming the
seal body 15 is a wear-resistant and heat-resistant rubber such as nitrile rubber, acrylic rubber or fluororubber. - The
cylindrical portion 13 of themetal core 12 and thecylindrical portion 16 of theseal body 15 form acylindrical portion 11 a of thesealing member 11, while theannular portion 14 of themetal core 12 and theannular portion 17 of theseal body 15 form an annular portion lib of the sealingmember 11. - The
slinger 21 of eachsealing device 10 is formed by pressing a metal sheet, and includes acylindrical portion 22 press-fitted on the radially outer surface of theinner race 3 at one end thereof, and anannular portion 23 extending outwardly from the outer end of thecylindrical portion 22. Thecylindrical portion 22 has an outer periphery as a seal slide-contact surface 24 with which the first and secondradial lips - The metal sheet forming the
slinger 21 of the embodiment is a stainless steel, but the slinger of the present invention may be made of any other wear-resistant metal sheet such as a molten zinc-plated steel sheet. - For each of the sealing devices, an
axial gap 25 is defined between the inner side surface ofannular portion 23 of theslinger 21 and the secondradial lip 19 of the sealingmember 11. Theaxial gap 25 has adimension 1 which is larger than the maximum distance by which theouter race 1 and theinner race 3 can move in the axial direction relative to each other, whereby the tip of the secondradial lip 19 never abuts inner side surface of theannular portion 23 of theslinger 21 when the sealingmember 11 and theslinger 21 moves in the axial direction relative to each other. - Taking also into consideration the fact that the larger the
axial gap 25, the larger the width of the bearing, theaxial gap 25 is set within the range of 0.3 to 0.5 mm in the embodiment. - The
annular portion 23 of theslinger 21 has an inwardly inclined, inwardly bent portion 23 a formed by axially inwardly bending the part of theannular portion 23 facing the inner peripheral part of theannular portion 14 of themetal core 12. Theannular portion 23 of theslinger 21 further includes adisk portion 23 b extending from the outer periphery of the inwardly bent portion 23 a, substantially parallel to the annular portion lib of the sealingmember 11, thus defining alabyrinth gap 26 between thedisk portion 23 b and the annular portion 11 b of the sealingmember 11. - The
annular portion 23 of theslinger 21 further includes an outwardly bent portion 23 c formed by axially outwardly bending the part of theannular portion 23 extending from the outer periphery of thedisk portion 23 b so as to extend obliquely outward. The outer peripheral surface of the outwardly bent portion 23 c has an outer edge e located axially inwardly of the outer end of thecylindrical portion 11 a of the sealingmember 11. A minute gap g is defined between the outer peripheral surface of the outwardly bent portion 23 c and the inner peripheral surface of thecylindrical portion 11 a of the sealingmember 11. - As described above, for each of the
sealing devices 10 mounted in the bearing space of the rolling bearing of the embodiment, thecylindrical portion 11 a of the sealingmember 11 is press-fitted on the radially inner surface of theouter race 1 at one end thereof; thecylindrical portion 22 of theslinger 21 is press-fitted on the radially outer surface of theinner race 3 at one end thereof; and the first and secondradial lips member 11 are in elastic contact with the cylindrical seal slide-contact surface 24 formed on the outer periphery of thecylindrical portion 22 of theslinger 21, thereby providing a double seal. This arrangement effectively prevents entry of foreign matter such as muddy water into the bearing, and also makes it possible to reduce the width of the bearing, compared to a conventional arrangement in which two sealing members are arranged in parallel to each other at each end of thebearing space 8 to seal thebearing space 8. - Since the
annular portion 23 of theslinger 21 is provided with the inwardly bent portion 23 a; thedisk portion 23 b extending from the outer periphery of the inwardly bent portion 23 a, substantially parallel to the annular portion lib of the sealingmember 11, thereby defining thelabyrinth gap 26 between thedisk portion 23 b and the annular portion 11 b; and the outwardly bent portion 23 c formed by axially outwardly bending the part of theannular portion 23 extending from the outer periphery of thedisk portion 23 b to define a minute gap g between the outwardly bent portion 23 c and the inner peripheral surface of thecylindrical portion 11 a of the sealingmember 11, if the bearing is of the inner race rotating type, when theslinger 21 rotates together with theinner race 3, the rotating outwardly bent portion 23 c throws off flying foreign matter such as muddy water. The minute gap g, as a labyrinth, further effectively prevents entry of foreign matter into the interior of the sealingdevice 10. - Also, even if foreign matter should enter the interior of the sealing
device 10, it will be thrown radially outwardly under the centrifugal force due to rotation of theslinger 21, while being guided along the outwardly bent portion 23 c, and thus will be effectively discharged from the sealingdevice 10. As a result, it is possible to prevent adhesion or deposition of foreign matter on the seal slide-contact surface 24 formed on the outer periphery of thecylindrical portion 22 of theslinger 21, and thus to ensure high sealability. - In the embodiment, since the outer peripheral edge of the outwardly bent portion 23 c of the
slinger 21 is located axially inwardly of the outer end of thecylindrical portion 11 a of the sealingmember 11, any muddy water that may drip from the upper portion of the outer periphery of thecylindrical portion 11 a at its outer end never falls into the minute gap g. This further reliably prevents entry of muddy water into the sealingdevice 10. -
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1. A sealed rolling bearing comprising an outer race, an inner race, rolling elements through which the outer race and the inner race are supported so as to be rotatable relative to each other, wherein the outer race and the inner race define therebetween a bearing space having two open ends, and sealing devices each sealing one of the two open ends of the bearing space,
wherein each of the sealing devices comprises a sealing member mounted on a radially inner surface of the outer race at one end of the outer race, and a slinger mounted on a radially outer surface of the inner race at one end of the inner race, and
wherein for each of the sealing devices:
the sealing member comprises a cylindrical portion press-fitted on the radially inner surface of the outer race at the one end of the outer race, and an annular portion inwardly extending from an inner end of the cylindrical portion and formed with only a first radial lip and a second radial lip which extend axially outwardly from an inner peripheral portion of the annular portion so as to be axially spaced apart from each other;
the slinger comprises a cylindrical portion press-fitted on the radially outer surface of the inner race at the one end of the inner race, and an annular portion radially outwardly extending from an outer end of the cylindrical portion of the slinger; and
the cylindrical portion of the slinger has an outer periphery formed with a cylindrical seal slide-contact surface with which the first radial lip and the second radial lip are in elastic contact.
2. The sealed rolling bearing of claim 1 , wherein for each of the sealing device, the second radial lip is located axially outwardly of the first radial lip, and wherein an axial gap of 0.3 to 0.5 mm is defined between a distal end of the second radial lip and an inner side surface of the annular portion of the slinger.
3. The sealed rolling bearing of claim 1 , wherein for each of the sealing devices, the annular portion of the slinger comprises an inwardly bent portion, and a disk portion extending from an outer periphery of the inwardly bent portion, substantially parallel to the annular portion of the sealing member, thereby defining a labyrinth gap between the disk portion and the annular portion of the sealing member.
4. The sealed rolling bearing of claim 3 , wherein for each of the sealing devices, the annular portion of the slinger further comprises an outwardly bent portion formed by axially outwardly bending a part of the annular portion of the slinger extending from an outer periphery of the disk portion such that a minute gap is defined between the outwardly bent portion and an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion of the seal member.
5. The sealed rolling bearing of claim 4 , wherein for each of the sealing devices, the outwardly bent portion is inclined obliquely outwardly, and has an outer periphery which is located axially inwardly of an outer end of the cylindrical portion of the seal member.
6. The sealed rolling bearing of claim 1 , wherein the slinger is formed of a stainless steel plate or a molten zinc-plated steel plate.
7. The sealed rolling bearing of claim 1 , wherein each of the first radial lip and the second radial lip is made of one of nitrile rubber, acrylic rubber and fluororubber.
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